PROBLEMATIC MACROFOSSILS FROM EDIACARAN SUCCESSIONS IN THE NORTH CHINA AND CHAIDAM BLOCKS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THEIR EVOLUTIONARY ROOTS AND BIOSTRATIGRAPHIC SIGNIFICANCE

From: Journal of Paleontology | Date: November 1, 2007| Author: Dong, Lin; Liu, Jianbo; Xiao, Shuhai; Zhou, Chuanming; Shen, Bing | Copyright information

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Upper Neoproterozoic successions in the North China and nearby Chaidam blocks are poorly documented. North China successions typically consist of a diamictite unit overlain by siltstone, sandstone, or slate. Similar successions occur in Chaidam, although a cap carbonate lies atop the diamictite unit. The diamictites in both blocks have been variously interpreted as Cryogenian, Ediacaran, or Cambrian glacial deposits. In this paper, we describe problematic macrofossils collect...

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